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Booze Your Brain With These 26 Beer Facts

Between your morning shower beer and beereal, your afternoon shandy with lunch and your evening Natural Ice, the beverage is viewed by many as the most important part of every meal. We seldom actually think about beer aside from, "how many can I pour down my gullet before I start texting my ex," but there's a lot of history behind the fizz.

Did you know that India Pale Ales weren't invented in India, and ancient civilizations recorded beer recipes on clay tablets? From drunk pilgrims to confusing terms like "cream ale," John Green unveils the mysteries behind your favorite brews in the latest effort from Mental Floss.

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